In Oklahoma, demographics are destiny, and the future is bright
Population gains lead to positive real estate fundaments in most major markets
In an era of ever-increasing costs, the great migration of affordability has benefited some parts of the country more than others. Oklahoma is a prime example of this trend.
Commercial property sales pick up in Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to industrial deals
Total sales up 12% over the past year
Commercial property sales in Dallas-Fort Worth are perking up through the end of the third quarter after a mostly dormant first half of the year. Sales totaled $15.4 billion year t...
Dallas-Fort Worth holds top spot for the largest industrial construction projects
Everything is bigger in Texas — including logistics space
The past few years could best be characterized as the rise of the “big bomber” industrial sites throughout Dallas-Fort Worth. The region has fallen in love with these buildings tha...
The rise of Dallas’ vacant storefronts
Evaluating Spirit Halloween’s site selection strategy in Dallas-Fort Worth
The telltale signs of fall are here in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Leaves begin to change their colors to a vibrant autumn display, the wind howls with a bitter chill, and the...
McKinney holds the top spot for new retail development in North Texas
Almost one-third of all retail space completed since 2023 in the region is concentrated in Collin County
For the last few years, no part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has dominated the retail construction scene quite like Collin County. Despite having less than half of the popula...
Google's latest million-square-foot deal highlights strength of North Texas' leasing environment
Longstanding vacant buildings are starting to see play in a user-friendly leasing environment
North Texas’ industrial leasing landscape has gone through multiple cycles in the last several years. Immediately after the pandemic, the region saw some of the strongest leasing o...
Retail construction continues to push northward in Dallas-Fort Worth
Pockets of growth follow new rooftops and opportunities
Last week’s article highlighted Chicken N Pickle's expansion across the Dallas-Fort Worth market over the last several years. While its two existing properties sit squarely between...
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Experiential retail and convenience play a new role in driving construction in North Texas
When discussing the state of the current retail construction landscape in Dallas-Fort Worth, it is important to evaluate the trends that have driven development over the last sever...
North Texas leads nation in retail construction
Emerging communities and return to brick-and-mortar stores drive activity in this market
The Dallas-Fort Worth construction landscape for the retail segment is a textbook case of good economic fundamentals at play. Several years of ever-tightening availability rates ha...
Fort Worth, Texas, nears million-resident milestone
Population growth has heightened interest of developers across all real estate segments
For the last several years, Fort Worth has frequently found itself among the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Current estimates have the city on track to hit the elusive milli...
Private buyers lead Dallas-Fort Worth retail segment
Other investor types have reduced overall activity in recent years
Dallas-Fort Worth has seen a pullback in overall capital markets activity since 2022, with this year and 2023 on track to be some of the lowest overall sales volumes observed since...
Wave of Layoffs Sweeps Texas in First Half of 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin see the biggest blows in manufacturing and call centers
The first half of 2024 saw a slate of new layoffs impact the Texan economy. While overall job losses are still trailing far behind the number of new jobs opened, these developments...
Dallas-Fort Worth Has Outsized Contribution on National Industrial Gains
Over one-tenth of the country’s new inventory completed in the last five years has been in North Texas
In Texas, it's not just the summer sun that turns up the heat but also Dallas-Fort Worth’s red-hot industrial pipeline. While recent figures have shown the region’s new supply slow...
Retail Continues to Dominate Oklahoma City’s Capital Markets
Multifamily Sees Biggest Decline from Previous Year
Oklahoma City’s capital markets have continued to slow into the first half of 2024 as investors grapple with ever-tightening borrowing conditions and the challenges posed by weaker...
Small-Bay Industrial Buildings Insulated From Supply-Side Pressures
Availability Rates Remain Tight for Dallas-Fort Worth’s Smallest Industrial, Flex Buildings
Unlike their larger counterparts, small-bay industrial buildings in the Dallas-Fort Worth market have been relatively insulated from the most recent speculative construction cycle....
Industrial Activity Drives Capital Markets in Dallas-Fort Worth
Multifamily Properties See Steepest Pullback in Sales
Deal activity slowed in the Dallas-Fort Worth market through the first half of 2024, with investors becoming conditioned to higher interest rates and some property segments navigat...
Available Retail Space in Tulsa Remains Tight Despite Construction Boom
Diverging From the National Trend, Tulsa Remains One of the Most Constrained Markets Among Its Peers
The retail market in Tulsa, Oklahoma, continues to outperform the national average as space availability remains at some of the lowest levels ever recorded for the region.
Dallas-Fort Worth Industrial Property Sales See Further Slowdown
Reduced Number of Transactions Trigger Lowest Inventory Turnover in Over a Decade
In Texas and other non-disclosure states, the turnover in market inventory or property sales is considered an important tool to gauge transaction activity in a market. Periods of s...
Industrial Construction in Dallas-Fort Worth Shifts Toward Urban Core
Activity Moves To Infield Sites Between the Airport to the North, Arlington, Texas, to the South
In recent quarters, industrial space construction in the Dallas-Fort Worth market has been moving back toward infield sites, or the immediate urban core between Dallas Fort Worth I...
Large-Bay Industrial Leasing in Dallas-Fort Worth Holds Firm
Region Sees Strong Activity Around Largest Assets Across the Market So Far This Year
Several notable deals closed in the first half of 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth, filling some of the region’s most prominent vacancies in "big bomber" industrial buildings.